Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

(a) Punjab Consolidation of Holdings Ordinance (VI of 1960)--- ----Ss. 11 & 13---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---Consolidation scheme---Petitioners were some of the landowners who were not satisfied with consolidation scheme prepared by revenue authorities and sought the scheme to be annulled---Validity---Petitioners failed to point out any specific instance where deficiency was beyond permissible limits---Petitioners were also unable to specify any such land owners or land holdings where such reduction had taken place---No document from record was pointed out that could support allegation of petitioners---Classification of land in question was carried out under Punjab Consolidation of Holdings Ordinance, 1960 and Punjab Consolidation of Holdings Rules, 1998 and the same had been accepted by advisory council on classification of land---High Court declined to disturb distribution of land on the basis of categorization/classification---Reports of concerned revenue functionaries placed on record showed that there was no serious objection regarding wrong/erroneous classification made at any stage---Small number of 'aggrieved persons' could not be given a veto power and a right to challenge and nullify work done to the satisfaction of more than 80% of land holders of the village---Aggrieved persons who were small in number would not be non-suited and they always had right to approach concerned revenue Courts and other judicial fora to get remedies for their individual grievances (if any)---High Court declined to interfere in order passed by Board of Revenue whereby consolidation scheme in question was maintained---Petition was dismissed in circumstances. Manzoor Hussain and others v. Member Judicial Board of Revenue and others 2006 SCMR 951; Khushi Muhammad v. The Board of Revenue, West Pakistan and 3 others PLD 1973 Lah. 829; Muhammad Din and 3 others v. The State and others PLD 1982 Revenue 2; Mir Ali and 8 others v. K.B. Dil Aram Khan (deceased) through Legal Heirs and others 1992 SCMR 1; Abdul Ghani v. Abdul Farooq and others 1993 MLD 1643 and Allah Jawaya v. Muhammad Sharif and others PLD 1987 Revenue 29 rel. (b) Punjab…